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Paul Richard "Richie" Ginther (August 5, 1930 - September 20, 1989) was an American racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1960 and 1967, scoring one win. He drove for Ferrari, Scarab, BRM, Honda, Cooper and Eagle during a career which spanned eight seasons.

He scored Honda's first ever win when he won the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix. Subsequent Honda victories were recorded by John Surtees and Jenson Button. He took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, but his entries never finished the race.

Ginther was also born on the same day as Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. He died while on vacation with his family in France in 1989.

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos. Report
1960 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 8 9th Report
Reventlow Automobiles Inc. Scarab
1961 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 16 5th Report
1962 Owen Racing Organisation BRM 10 8th Report
1963 Owen Racing Organisation BRM 29 (34) 3rd Report
1964 Owen Racing Organisation BRM 23 5th Report
1965 Honda R & D Company Honda 11 7th Report
1966 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati 5 11th Report
Honda R & D Company Honda
1967 Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake 0 NC Report
Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme

Career Statistics[]

Entries 58
Starts 52
Pole Positions 0
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 8
Race Wins 1
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 14
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 3
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 107
Laps Raced 2931
Distance Raced 16,014 km (9,951 mi)
Races Led 8
Laps Led 116
Distance Led 737 km (458 mi)

Race Wins[]

Win Number Grand Prix
1 1965 Mexican Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Pos
1960 Flag of Argentina Flag of Monaco US flag 49 stars Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 8 9th
6th 6th DNS 2nd
1961 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 16 5th
2nd 5th 3rd Ret 3rd 8th Ret DNA
1962 Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 10 8th
Ret Ret 13th 3rd 13th 8th 2nd Ret 7th
1963 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 24 (29) 3rd
2nd 4th 5th Ret 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd Ret
1964 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 23 5th
2nd 11th 4th 5th 8th 7th 2nd 4th 4th 8th
1965 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 11 7th
Ret 6th Ret Ret 6th Ret 7th 1st
1966 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 5 11th
Ret 5th Ret NC 4th
1967 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Canada Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 0 NC
DNQ DNA
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols
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